Objective

In Rummy card game players are supposed to discard all their cards by making melds which are sequences of 3 or more cards in same suit, or 3 or 4 cards of same rank. The game is played with a standard 52 card deck.

Setup

PLAYER - At the begining the two players are dealt 10 cards each. The players can see their own cards.

WASTE - One card is dealt face-up to the waste pile.

STOCK - Remaining cards are set aside forming a stock pile.

MELD AREA - Six emply piles which can be used to create melds. Since melds are made with at least 3 or more cards, in two player game a maximum of 6 melds can be created; 3 by each player.

Gameplay

• Cards are ranked from Ace to King sequence being A 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 J Q K.
• The sequence of each player turn is as follows:
  • To start a turn player needs to pick one card either from the waste pile which is face-up or from the stock pile whose top card is face-down.
  • After picking one card player can now discard cards in the meld area if a meld can be created.
  • Player can then conclude his/her turn by discarding one card face-up onto the waste pile.
  This sequnece is followed by each player until one player has no card left.
• Cards can be removed by the player in one of the following ways:
  • Melding - Place 3 or more cards either in same suit sequence or a group of same rank cards in one of the empty meld piles.
  • Laying off - Add one or more cards to an existing meld if it follows the same sequence for a sequence meld (same-suit), or same rank for a group meld (same-rank).
  • Discarding - Discard one card to the waste pile to conclude current turn and pass the turn to the next player.
• Any number of melds can be created in one turn. Similarly any number of cards can be laid off in one turn.
• If player picks a card from the waste pile, it can only be discarded in the next turn.
• Once all cards from the stock pile are finished, all cards in the waste pile except the top card are moved to the stock pile without shuffling.
• The game ends as soon as any player has thrown all of his/her cards by using one of the three methods of melding, laying off or discarding